THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLERA BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKSelected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE'One of the best books I have ever read . . . unbelievably moving' Elizabeth Day 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' Louise O'Neill 'A memoir to stand alongside the classics . . . compelling and joyous' Sunday Times Tara Westover grew up preparing for the end of the world. She was never put in school, never taken to the doctor. She did not even have a birth certificate until she was nine years old.At sixteen, to escape her father's radicalism and a violent older brother, Tara left home. What followed was a struggle for self-invention, a journey that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it.'It will make your heart soar' Guardian 'Jaw-dropping and inspiring, everyone should read this book' Stylist 'Absolutely superb . . . so gripping I could hardly breathe' Sophie Hannah

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-11-01
Mått:128 x 198 x 26 mm
Vikt:282 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Cornerstone
ISBN:9780099511021

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Mer om författaren

Tara Westover was born in rural Idaho. She studied history at Brigham Young University and upon graduation was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She received an MPhil in intellectual history from Trinity College, Cambridge in 2009, and a PhD in the same subject in 2014.

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A memoir to stand alongside classics by the likes of Jeanette Winterson and Lorna Sage . . . a compelling and ultimately joyous account of self-determination

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4.6/5

4/5
Välskriven!
En ovanlig uppväxthistoria men ger tankar och reflektioner som gäller många. Dessutom bra berättad med ett driv och en direkthet i språket. Rekommenderas!
Ellen
22 september 2019
5/5
Educated för dig som vill inspereras
Alltså en sjukt bra bok som jag skulle rekomendera för älskare av boktjuven!! De är så annorlunda men ändå inte. Själv hade jag haft ett hemskt slut på skolterminen, vilket gjorde att jag inte alls var taggad på skolan och jag trodde inte heller att sommaren skulle räcka för att fixa det. Men efter läsandet av denna bok fick jag tillbaka lusten o känslan av möjligheter som jagtidigare haft!!
Meryam Y
19 augusti 2019
5/5
Wonderful book!
Tara Westover has written a truly remarkable story about her life and family. It is exciting, beautiful and very well written.
Maria P
01 juli 2019
4/5
Religious indoctrination
Yet another tragic case of a dysfunctional family. The parents succeed in indoctrinating their children. Only three comprehend completely what they have been put through.Tara, by dint of her efforts to educate herself, finally manages to break the chains holding her to her family and to their religion.
Jacquelyn P
03 juni 2019
4/5
Undergångssekt som skrämmer.
Här krävs en rätt så bra engelska för att hänga med. Följ en flicka och hennes familj genom livet med tron på att världen skall gå under. Misshandel, hot, olyckor och en fanatisk tro på att samhället utanför är fullt av om inte djävulen själv så i alla fall en stat som vill styra dem i en annan riktning.
Annelie G
27 maj 2019
5/5
Definately 5 stars
A very interesting book well worth reading, and I recommend it . It gives an insight into the conditions of living in a Mormon community in the USA.
Derek G
08 april 2019